ZEKE.I wanted to stay at the estate, whenever I went there, I always stayed for two days or such, but something was prompting me to go back to the pack-horse, so I saddled Goliath and here I am.In a place where everyone is desperate for other things.The moment Gus took my cloak in the hall, I asked. “How’s everything?”“With your mate, you mean.” He responded dryly, but then he smiled. I never knew the problem with Gus. “She’s great.”We heard yelling, Gus told me not to bother and go to my room, but I did bother, walking over to the kitchen, I saw that pack-keeper jabbing a finger at my mate.My Mate.“Step away from her.” I growl to everyone present, they huddled closer, giving me space. Mrs. Perry stared at me with widened eyes, I don’t know what’s up with this woman.Astrid looks up at me with an unreadable expression, her golden eyes trailing me. She doesn’t say anything, just takes up the tray on the counter.“I can handle this myself, I don’t need your help.” She whispers, h
ASTRID.My father marked my mother, it isn’t a big deal. Right? So, why won’t he do it?“Zeke?” He’s facing back at me, not even bothering to look back. Anger fills me. “Zeke!”He turns back, “I am not going to mark you, Astrid.”“Why?” I told myself I am not going to cry, but I know my lies, pain is etched in my voice. He’s my mate, he’s supposed to mark me sooner or later, why do I have to be the one that doesn’t enjoy the privileges of a mate?“Why?!” I yell harder when he keeps quiet, not even bothering to spare me a glance. “We are mates.” I take a step closer. “Yes, we don’t like each other at all, but the mate bond can’t be abandoned, sooner or later, we are going to have to have to surrender.” I never planned my life like this either, I thought I would love my mate, have his pups, but not anymore, I don’t have those thoughts again.My mate is standing in front of me, and he’s unwilling to mark me, then what makes us mates? Why do we even share together?Why did the moon godde
ASTRID.When breakfast was over, I couldn’t be more than happy. I don’t want to see his face right now, I don’t even know if my wolf will explode.“Where are you going?” An Omegas asks me with a raised brow. “You are supposed to pick out the dress for the Alpha’s daughter, and she’s supposed to have tea with Alpha Zeke.”I nod my head, even though her words seem to hurt me. What else can I do?“Alright.” I say, walking over to the dressing room, I twisted the knob and went in. Lines of clothes fill the rack, dresses, skirts, gowns, tops. Shoes rack the lower part of the rack.I used to remember picking my clothes from here, not anymore though, life changes, things change, I guess I can’t still expect everything to be normal.“Darling.” Madam Yv appears behind me, with a cocky smile. My mood lifts, but something shallow fills my chest. Earlier in the dining room, I caught a peek of her and Cleo conversing. I had wanted to know what they were talking about, and my stomach twisted. What
ZEKE.“Alpha Zeke, it’s a pleasure having an in depth communication with you right now.” She says, before taking a seat, there's tea on the table bench and some scones, her hand which is covered with a glove is stretched out, just waiting for a kiss.I stare at her fingers like it’s a foreign object, before taking my seat, her eyes are still closed, still expecting the hand kiss, when she opens her eyes, looking at her outstretched hand, she goes red with embarrassment, before she sits.She smiles warmly at me, I don’t even bother to, it’s a tradition for the man to pour the tea into the woman’s tea cup first, I think she wants me to do that, but I don’t.I don’t even want to be here.She smiles, taking the kettle and pouring the seaming liquid into both our teacups.What happened last night envelops me, I just couldn’t do it, my father never marked my mother, maybe because they were never mates to begin with, maybe because I feel like I am betraying her one way or another.In the din
CLEO.I ain't a saint, I am not good, I lie, I always hurt everyone, I am bad, bad, bad.I can fight with swords, I don’t depend on any man, and I am not getting married to any man, when you appear clingy, they just assume you are in love with them.I don’t give a fuck of what anyone thinks about me, I rule my life, they think I will make the perfect wife with my good deeds and beauty, they just want someone dumb to stand there and do what they want.They assume I am in love with him, that’s why I want to get married to him, I don’t do love, I said that my father proposed marriage, but that’s not that truth at all, I proposed marriage to their pack, because with my plan, everything will finally work out, not just for me, but for her.My plan is finally coming back together. Being here in this pack feels like bringing old memories back, I smile at the mirror, staring at my reflection, my hand moves towards my necklace that’s dangling between my neck, and I rub the front, a giant smile
ASTRID.“Juniper!” I say startled at the sudden outburst of our bodies together, the book she’s holding falls to the floor, and before I can get a look at it, she kicks it away to the far end.“What was that?” I ask, startled. She turns away from me with a blush, and dust her gown.“Nothing. I was just cleaning up this room, so messy and stuffy. Ya know?”I just nod in understanding, she is keeping something from me, if she isn’t. Why then did she kick that book away? And, what was the book anyways? Reminding myself that I have to make dinner for the noble family, an Omega rushes towards me in a haste when I step out of the door.“Astrid.” Her voice is cold. “The Alpha’s daughter requests you to escort her to town tonight.”“Okay,” When I turn, Juniper is out of the halls, something in me is tired and weary, it’s like everyone is keeping something away from me. This pack-house was not the same I grew up in, love care and support were confined within these four walls, but now, only se
ZEKE.The first thing I heard was a scream, goddess What is wrong with this woman?I like the way her gaze lingers on my chest, her throat bobs as she stares at the dragon tattoo under the light, her golden eyes reflecting something darker, more deeper, like she’s trying to read me. “Zeke.” She whispers steadily, and my wolf seems to break at that moment. I let out a low growl, my legs tramping over to her side. I had every right to see her, to feel her, after all she is my mate.My hand catches the tip of her jaw, warm under my touch, I tip her jaw slightly, her eyes suddenly shifting to look at mine. Desire suddenly overcomes me. I can see it in her eyes.She wants me, so badly.Her eyes stare at me longingly, her breathing so hot against my grasp, I inhale her scent, filling my body, coursing through my system. Right then, I don’t want to think about anything anymore.My mate.“Zeke.” She steps away from my grasp, her eyes shifting away from my presence. “What are you doing?”“Is
ASTRID.“Is that what you want, Astrid?” There’s a sudden chillness in the room, cold air hits me, I struggle to find my place, to breath and when I cast my eyes up. I see dark blue eyes, like the deep ocean staring back at me.“It will make me trust you.” Even when I don’t, even when I know that what I am doing to him is not right, we can’t collide, even as funny as that sounds. We are of different souls, last time I checked, water and fire can never be mixed together.It pains me to know that I am doing this to him; Trying to get into his mind-link, and for a second, I wonder if he will let me in, can he read me? Does he know what I am planning to do? I wasn’t born as someone weak. I have my stance, and surely, for me to have my pack back, I have to hit two birds with a stone.“Astrid.” His voice sounded like a warning. “Are you sure you want to do this? My mind-link is as dark as my soul. I can’t let you in.”I inhaled heavily, I can do this. “Zeke, I want to trust you.”‘Mate.’ A
Thank you for following me throughout Astrid and Zeke’s story, they finally got their happy ever after! Though I am not sure whether to write about Leora and Hendrix’s story, they had a wild start throughout the story, if you want to hear about their story, you can do well to let me know in the comments and I will consider the possiblity of a sequel about Leor, Leora and Hendrix when they are all grown up.Please check out my other werewolf romance book, ‘Fated To Her Ruthless Alpha,’ and I promise you won’t be disappointed. Love,Rae-Rae.
LEORA.Age-16It’s been ten years since I last saw him. It’s funny how time flies so fast, one time I was just a little girl with a loving brother and a best-friend and now, I am getting ready to receive my acceptance letter into the academy.My family, especially my overprotective brother, Leor doesn’t want me searching for Hendrix; they say the past is all in the past. But, I need to see him; I need to see the ten year old boy who saved the six year old me. It’s like every time I close my eyes, I am transported back to that day, the contempt in his eyes when he looked at me was unmatched. My family killed his mother because they were trying to protect me, but every day I am secretly searching for him. I still wear the ruby necklace everywhere, anytime I rub the edges, it reminds me of him.How does he look now? How does he act? Will he still remember me? Does he still hate me? I will keep trying to search for him and when I see him, there’s countless things I want to say to him
ASTRID.I watch with widened eyes as Freya turns, but Zeke is gliding the knife into her back. She lets out a tortured scream, falling to her knees as blood gathers around her dark dress.My daughter is right here, safe with me. Hendrix yells loudly, rushing towards his mother, we all stare as he crouches to her level and cup her chin.“Mother?” He says fearfully, “Mother, you are bleeding. We have to get you to the hospital, please now. Mother, you can’t leave me.”“My sweet Hendrix, they took everything away from us. They killed me, they are the enemy, revenge my death.” She closes her eyes slowly, and Hendrix yells painfully, his hands covered in her blood.Freya is on the floor, unmoving. We did it, we killed her, and now, she won’t hurt anybody again.Slowly, Hendrix rises to his knees. “You killed her,” He mumbles darkly, “You killed my mother! I won’t let you get away with this, never.”It breaks my heart to say this, but I have to. “Arrest him.” I turn towards the guard, it’s
ZEKE.I am already barging out of the door.I have a son.I have a daughter.I have children, and I never knew about them for seven fucking years, that’s a lot of gap. I am a father, the more I say it out loud, the more it gets harder to believe. And now my daughter is missing.Preston follows behind us, and Astrid is beside me. I can’t even bring myself to look at her, but for now. I have to make sure my daughter is safe.“What’s going on in the hall?” I ask Preston as we walk hastily towards the hall.“I don’t know. A woman with dark hair is here and she wants to see you, we already moved everyone to the courtyard including Leor, though he seems very concerned. The woman is waiting for you in the hall.” Preston says.I open the door of the hall and what I see makes my mouth run dry, a woman with dark hair wearing a cocktail dress is nails deep into a man’s chest. I watch, frozen, how she sinks her nails into the person’s chest and squeezes the person’s heart. The person’s body pales
ASTRID.It’s the day. The day where vows are taken, the day that two people choose to love each other, in sickness and in everything. The day that changes everything.The pack-house is bustling with Omegas getting the wedding hall ready, Madam Yv and Gus’ mother are giving instructions for the wine and caviar. I have a feeling that they are going to get pretty drunk today, well I doubt so. This is Diva’s wedding. Everyone has been looking forward to it.Nothing is supposed to ruin the happy day except I had a dream overnight about the wedding, blood, knife stabs, running. It was so blurry to see and then I woke up, not even understanding a thing.“Mommy!” Leora’s sweet voice bounces me out of my thoughts. I look at my daughter who is now running towards me, her pink jittery dress flowing, my baby girl is the flower girl. When she reaches me, her brown hair is pinned in pigtails, her light blue eyes watch me.I am fascinated by the resemblance between her and her father, Zeke. Right, t
LOGAN.If someone told me that being with somebody could spark this much reaction out of me, I would have smacked them right in the face, because I always feel like I can generate happiness by doing lots of things that did not involve mingling with people.But, this sort of happiness...The one that hits so differently, people say love comes in tiny bits, but this love just hits me like a shockwave and now, as I look at Juniper, I know that there’s nobody I will rather spend my life with than this woman over here. “Hey, Logan?” She asks, swinging her hands that are entwined in mine. I don’t like petty things, such as holding hands, but as long as it’s Juni, I don’t really mind. We are walking hand in hand along the sea, earlier; she suggested we go for a walk just to calm ourselves down. “Yes, Juni?” I ask back and she grins, and I swear, this woman can make my heart squeeze just by smiling, she lights up my world. She brings out the sunshine in my darkness. The sky is just beginning
GUS.It’s one thing to open the door and see someone you actually know and the other to open the door to Cleo. What’s she doing here? Is the first question that comes to mind.She never comes here, so why is she here suddenly?I can’t deny the fact that my lips feel dry to the core. “Yes,” My voice comes out lamely as I stretch open the door and watch her step into the villa. I can’t deny the fact that her perfume wafts into my nostrils as she passes by.I lead her to the living room, “You can have a seat. Do you want anything? Coffee? Tea? Biscuits?”She sits down, staring around in wonder, but then her eyes soften, “I am okay, thanks.”I take a seat beside her, trying my best to create distance between us on the couch. She senses this and her face falls. I shouldn’t be doing this, letting her in the house is a red flag. If Zeke walks in right now, he will send her sprawling out, but considering the fact that I am the only here in the house, I should just hear her out.I want closure,
CLEO.Katherine stares out the window, looking dazed, whenever we come to coffee shops, she always picks the seat near the window. One time I tried asking her about it, and her reply shocked me.“Staring out the window at the numerous people passing by is just calming, you see someone walk by, but you don’t know what they are going through, I try to imagine the pain they are carrying about.” She had said.There are two mugs of coffee, barely untouched, and a plate of two grilled turkey sandwiches. Katherine has eaten a part of hers, but mine is untouched. I just don’t feel like eating, maybe because the anticipation that’s curling in the pit of my stomach is enough to make me weak.We are waiting for two more people, they are always late, I don’t know why but it just irks me when people come late.The door chimes and Katherine’s eyes bob towards the entrance, Kai walks in, he’s dressed casually in a t-shirt and sweatpants, he doesn’t bother with the greetings, he just takes the chair
ASTRID.I bite my lips, staring into his darkened blue eyes, I want this so much.“Go down on your knees, baby and take my cock into that gorgeous mouth of yours.” His command runs down my spine and I obey, going down on my knees, I unzip his trousers and take out his cock.Slowly, I slid it down my throat, until I hit the point where my eyes water, I whimper, before falling in length, licking and sucking until I am drenched.“Fuck, baby.” Zeke’s hand digs into my hair and yanks me deeper. “That feels so good,”My body pulses with need, as his groan fills the car, there’s something so powerful in having Zeke Rossi at my mercy, I increase my pace, driving him harder into my mouth, just when I am about to go deeper, he yanks my hair back, pulling me away from him.“You are going to be the end of me,” He mumbles darkly, before pushing me on the leather seat and towering above.“You should have thought of the consequences before putting this dress on tonight,” His hands move to the zipper